Rugby Club
Firsts Win At Windsor
Keelan Chapman on the rampage! CW 's First Divvies started the second half of the season with a good win yesterday over UBCOB Ravens. The four points earned now places the club in a positive vein and off and running for more. Ceedub trailed 7 - 8 at the half but soon got things going in...
Saturday, Saturday Night's Allright
We bring to our reader's attention the above story of a young man who suffered a catastrophic rugby injury. Judah has shown his tremendous tenacity by coming a long way with his road to recovery. His injury was such that his rugby insurance did not cover him for partial...
An Opportunity....
.........to go from a negative to a positive! CW First Divvies open their "second half" this coming Saturday at Windsor Park at 12:30 p.m., when they take on UBCOB Ravens in a make up game. CW's "first half" campaign in Ceili's Cup action can only be described as disastrous, currently...
Cel-e-brate Good Times,.......Come On!
CW Family offers its best wishes to Girls' Coach Marley Riordan (and husband, Pat), on the birth of their second child, a daughter! Marls will actually have to take some time off from coaching-'onya, Marley! Also, over the holiday season, Captain Tieds announced his engagement...
Around Ceedub
Final weekend for tree shredding. Thanks for your support to date. Remind your neighbours! Saturday, Sunday; 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Boys and girls, aged 14 - 17. Reminder of Vikes Academy, starts tomorrow at 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. @ Wallace Field. Bargain prive - ten...
Unsung Hero - On The Field
2014’s first Unsung Hero, on the field, needs little introduction – a warrior, respected by friend and foe, a leader and friend, Roger Robinson. In a season when Roggie probably would have preferred to focus on coaching, he has answered the bell on a number of occasions to don the cleats and...
Meet Our Sponsors - Vital Health Pharmacy
Vital Pharmacy is a recent CW sponsor, so it was with interest that we recently interviewed one of the owners, Don Swainson. CW: What is Vital Health Pharmacy all about? "Vital Health Pharmacy is a new kind of pharmacy, specializing in health needs solely (versus being a "general...
And The Winners Are....
Australian Women's Sevens who came from behind, 7 - 27 to defeat N.Z. in the Dubai Finals by a score of 35 - 27. Canadian women lost in an upset to a last minute try by Russia, 10 - 15. This gave the ladies a fourth place standing. Canada had their two top players unable to make the trip due...
Unsung Hero - On The Field
This week’s hero is the Captain of The Ones, Jacob “Chips” Lamb. Jacob is a hard, uncompromising man who leads by his deeds. Jacob gave away his age to CW – 33. He and his dad run Engarde Trucking Co. He is a hometown boy, becoming a rarity with the two Premier clubs in Victoria and he...
Same Time (of year), Different Place, Different Faces
M.I.A......Monro -retired; Thornber - UVic; Daumer - Unsung Hero; Dalsin - injured. The Meraloma will have much to prove tomorrow at Connaught against visiting CW. Last week they played James Bay tough to get within two points for a bonus point. Any team coached by Brian Erichson, featuring...
News From Around The Rugby World
VANCOUVER: Rugby Canada provides the opportunity for a fantastic learning experience for current and future coaches, when Graham Henry and Wayne Smith, RWC coaching team winners with N.Z. at 2011 RWC, visit Vancouver on December 2ND. The clinic's duration will be four hours and registration...
Christmas Plans?
Discovery Sports Club could be your venue for your office party, gathering of neighbours or family. For information or to make a booking, contact KEN Discovery Sports Club 714 Discovery St....
CW Wants You!
First Call for volunteers from Events Coordinator, Lucy Barwin. November 24th - Oak Bay Light Up; December 7th- Truck Parade If you can help, contact Lucy ...
Young Guns Lead The Way
A feast of rugby takes place tomorrow. It all starts at 10:00 a.m. PST when Canada plays NZ Maori in Toronto. Unfortunately, at this late stage, we are still unable to procure a starting XV for the Maple Leafs but we know for sure there will be some Tricolor connections involved. We wish...
Ravens Review
The Ravens kicked it up a notch last Saturday when they pasted their cross-town rivals, the Lomas 49 - 0, serving notice to all and sundry that they are a squad to be reckoned with this season. The Ravens and Ceedub have had many a good battle over the years, often with results going against...
NACRA Sevens Squad Announced
CW ("ex") and Toronto Nomad, Lucas Hammond (Ed. - Aplogies to Lucas, as we hear he has transferred to UVic this season), has been announced as Captain of the Canadian team to play in the upcoming North American Caribbean Rugby Association Sevens, to be held in the Caymans on November 9,10. ...
They Came - They Conquered.
Visiting Burnaby Lake had lots to prove to themselves, rather than the locally assembled sparse crowd, including a large visiting contingent. There was a time when the House of Windsor was an afeared venue. This certainly has not been the case the past two weekends. In the curtain raiser...
Unsung Hero - Off The Field
Some 25+ years ago, the Vancouver Island Refs Society insisted (via way of a club fine), that clubs rope their fields - an innovation at the time. This reminisce brings us to John Morley! John started his rugby as a "late starter", around twenty, in the U.K. He was a spare for his soccer...
Rugby Extravaganza This Weekend
CW will be fielding a record ten teams on the pitch this Saturday and Sunday, from Minis to Senior Men. Saturday competition sees a change of time when the Ones play JBAA @ 11:30 a.m. and Premier action kicks off at 1:00 p.m. The First Divies have some work to do to make up for what might...
Referee News
CW offers kudos to Chris Assmus who has just been appointed to two full Internationals; Uruguay Vs Spain and U.S.A. Vs N.Z. Maori, both games taking place next month. This is a real coup for the young 24 year old B.C. ref. Chris refereed in England and Wales in the early spring and...
Around The League
The BCRU Premiership League gets underway this afternoon. Let's start with CW. The Tricolors travel to Klahanie to take on the Caps, always tough at home. Caps had a tough game last week last week with a narrow two point loss to Burnaby. CW is slowly mustering the troops. There is a hint...
Unsung Hero - Off The Field
Who lines our field rain, hail or shine, midweek, weekends? Who completes the program layout and ensures weekly roster inserts get to the printers on time? Who assists with the website and its associated graphics? Who designs posters and brochures for Mini and Girls Rugby promotion? ...
Unsung Hero - On The Field
Cometh the hour, cometh the man. In what has been a particularly rocky start to the season, certain individuals have stood out. Over the next couple of weeks, we will recognize some of these "Unsung Heroes". The first is Gord Kehoe. Gord's hometown is Alliston, Ontario, where he entered...
Numbers Belie Tale Of The Tape
Excitement is in the rugby air as another CDI season kicks off. The state of the CW Nation appears hale with 58 senior men registered. These numbers are every bit as healthy as the past three seasons, yet it is a problem that the club is having to field two senior teams. CW is struggling to...
Fruitless Trek Crosstown
In horrendous weather conditions, CW dropped a pair of results to James Bay yesterday. The Ones found themselves down 10 - 18 at the interval and failed to make any inroads in the second stanza, losing 17 - 33. The Prems had a plot that could have and some might say, should have, succeeded...